I love your version of Psalm 23, a psalm that I loved as a frightened child. And I named our rescue dog Dandy, short for Dandelion. He came to us as a traumatised underweight young dog, and now he has blossomed with our love. Thank-you for this post 🙂 Penn x
Thanks Penn. The generosity of dandelions and their abundance really remind me of the goodness of God/Creator/the Divine/Mother Earth. I’m glad Dandy is thriving with you!
Thank you Katie! Josh Schrei was talking about that crying out to the beloved in his most recent Emerald podcast, which was really beautiful and thought/feel-provoking.
Ok. I understand what you have done here. However, as one who believes in science, even with its faults and not mythology with its true BELIEVERS, I am more likely to appreciate metaphorical rhymes invoking Demeter or even in the spirit of the earliest known author of a psalms poetic structure Enheduanna, maybe referencing Inanna, the earliest known god(ess) of agriculture, as well as love, war, sex and other things.
Biblical stories, like the story of David are myths just like the Greek or Babylonian ones. You may not value the world view of the Abrahamic religions as much, but I think the stories can provide just as much grist for the mill. Often the parts of these stories that cause us consternation (of which there are many in the Bible for many different reasons) are great footholds to explore, does this story really mean what I think it means. And Catholicism is my ancestral tradition, so despite the institutional church’s flaws, it's the way my people have understood the incomprehensible God, one of many equally valid ways it could be done.
OK. Having been married to a Catholic, and having done a deep dive into the syncretism of the Abrahamic religions, I guess I was showing my bias. Thank you for your reply.
Totally get it, between the hypocrisy of the institutional church and the magical thinking, I resisted returning to the church for 25 years. But I think there is a divine universal love that is out there and within all of us, and the rituals of the church are one way to connect to that for me. And I think that science and religion can feedback on each other to increase awe. At least that's how it feels now.
Beautiful!
Thank you Elaine!
I love your version of Psalm 23, a psalm that I loved as a frightened child. And I named our rescue dog Dandy, short for Dandelion. He came to us as a traumatised underweight young dog, and now he has blossomed with our love. Thank-you for this post 🙂 Penn x
Thanks Penn. The generosity of dandelions and their abundance really remind me of the goodness of God/Creator/the Divine/Mother Earth. I’m glad Dandy is thriving with you!
What a cool exercise! I am going to try this as well. I love what you said about lamentations being powerful 💚
Thank you Katie! Josh Schrei was talking about that crying out to the beloved in his most recent Emerald podcast, which was really beautiful and thought/feel-provoking.
Oh I love the Emerald! I haven’t listened to that episode yet 💚
Beautiful exploration. Thank you for sharing this watering of the soul.
Thank you Diane!
Ok. I understand what you have done here. However, as one who believes in science, even with its faults and not mythology with its true BELIEVERS, I am more likely to appreciate metaphorical rhymes invoking Demeter or even in the spirit of the earliest known author of a psalms poetic structure Enheduanna, maybe referencing Inanna, the earliest known god(ess) of agriculture, as well as love, war, sex and other things.
Biblical stories, like the story of David are myths just like the Greek or Babylonian ones. You may not value the world view of the Abrahamic religions as much, but I think the stories can provide just as much grist for the mill. Often the parts of these stories that cause us consternation (of which there are many in the Bible for many different reasons) are great footholds to explore, does this story really mean what I think it means. And Catholicism is my ancestral tradition, so despite the institutional church’s flaws, it's the way my people have understood the incomprehensible God, one of many equally valid ways it could be done.
OK. Having been married to a Catholic, and having done a deep dive into the syncretism of the Abrahamic religions, I guess I was showing my bias. Thank you for your reply.
Totally get it, between the hypocrisy of the institutional church and the magical thinking, I resisted returning to the church for 25 years. But I think there is a divine universal love that is out there and within all of us, and the rituals of the church are one way to connect to that for me. And I think that science and religion can feedback on each other to increase awe. At least that's how it feels now.